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Donna is quietly falling apart but still wants to keep it together. As her mind and body turn against her and she searches for answers, she decides to only let a few people into her new world. And as much as she wants to trust Josh, right now, that’s too much to handle.
Josh can tell Donna isn’t herself, but he doesn’t know what’s going on or why she doesn’t interact with him like she used to. Instead, he sees her choosing other people and can’t figure out if it’s something he did or if the problem runs deeper than that. He still cares about her; he just has to learn how—and when—to step in.
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15 Oct 2025
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Locus Amoenus: A place of safety and comfort; paradise.
Joshua Lyman had made a lot of choices during his time in the White House; one of the easiest being to come get Donna the night of the inaugural ball. What he hadn't anticipated was coming to the realization of what everyone else already knew: He was in love with her.
It terrifies him to his core, because he knows that in an instant it could all come crumbling down around them.
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06 Sep 2025
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And it’s just like old times—him and Donna and a medical professional between them.
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During the primaries, Josh & Donna are staying in the same hotel when the fire alarm goes off.
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15 Feb 2025
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“The size of the question is too big, is the thing,” he says, managing not to stumble over his words this time, and that’s slightly better, closer to how he imagined this going. “And I don’t want to get it wrong.”
“It’s not an SAT question, Josh. There isn’t a magical right answer.”
“I know that. But still, you have to admit, it’s a big question: what we want from each other.”
“It is,” she agrees hesitantly. She starts to move, pauses, then seems to think better of it and follows through with the action of stowing her paperback in the seatback pocket in front of her, no longer bookmarked. Another good sign, he hopes.
“So I figured,” Josh says once Donna settles back in her seat and turns her gaze to him again, “that maybe I’ve got to come at this from the other side. Figure out what I don’t want. Cut the question down to size a bit.”Donna gave them a four week window to figure out what they want from each other, but Josh is more focused on all the things he doesn’t want. One airplane flight and one long conversation that was a long time coming, as Josh and Donna figure out what it is they want from each other. Set immediately after 7.19: Transition.
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- Part 1 of The Scrapbook Of All Our Days
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15 Feb 2025
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Josh and Donna make a life-changing mistake together, but find their lives thrown into further disorder on a summer night in Rosslyn, Virginia.
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24 Oct 2024